Blue Canyon Well Ass'n v. Jevne

{1} In this appeal we address whether Plaintiff Blue Canyon Well Association (Blue Canyon) was a legal entity with capacity to sue Defendant Denise Jevne. Specifically, we consider the applicability of NMSA 1978, Section 53-10-1 (1937) to Blue Canyon's claim that it was entitled to bring the suit as an unincorporated association. We hold that Blue Canyon's legal capacity to sue Jevne as an unincorporated association is dependent on its compliance with statutory requirements, and because it failed to comply with the statutory requirements, Blue Canyon lacked the capacity to sue Jevne. We…